A Florida man who was hit by a boat while spearfishing in the ocean near Lake Worth speaks about the ordeal that sent him to the hospital.

A Florida man who was hit by a boat while spearfishing in the ocean near Lake Worth speaks about the ordeal that sent him to the hospital.

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Updated: 6:25 PM EST Jan 23, 2014

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WEBVTT A HIT AND RUN AT SEA.TONIGHT WE HEAR FROM A DIVERwho was BADLY INJURED BY ACARELESS BOATER. GOODEVENING I'M TODD MCDERMOTTAND I'M TIFFANY KENNEY.THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US AT5:30. TED WHITE JOINS USLIVE IN THE NEWSROOM.TED... HE SAYS THIS SHOULDN'THAVE HAPPENED.3THAT'S RIGHT.JORGE CABO IS 48YEARS OLD. HE SAYS HE'S BEENDIVING FOR 40 YEARS. HE SAYSHE HAD ALL THE SAFETYPRECAUTIONS IN PLACE TO ALERTBOATERS.CABO BELIEVES THEBOATER WAS CARELESS.3Jorge Caba/Diver8:48"The mostimportant is for my daughter."JORGE CABA FIGHTS BACK TEARSBECAUSE HE KNOWS HE'S LUCKY TOBE ALIVE. SUNDAY AFTERNOON HEWAS SPEARFISHING IN THE OCEANNEAR LAKE WORTH WHEN TROUBLEMET HIM HALFWAY. WHEN HE CAMETO THE SURFACE, HE SAYS ALL HECOULD SEE WAS A BIG BOAT.Jorge Caba/Diver423-:36"I sawthe boat coming to me. Itried to avoid the boat. Theright side of the boat don'thit me on my head. But takeme to the propeller to thebackside of the boat." THEBOAT PROPELLER SLICED INTOCABA'S LEG. HIS FRIENDPULLED HIM ON THE BOAT ANDTHEY STARTED CHASING THEBOATER. MichaelLariosa/Attorney11:39"Theywere being yelled at that youhit someone on our boat.Stop, what are you doing?Stop, you hit someone on ourboat. The continued on."THEY COULDN'T CATCH THE BOATERAND CALLED 9-1-1. PARAMEDICSMET THEM BY THE BLUE HERONMARINA AND RUSHED CABA TO THEHOSPITAL. Dr. MichaelWest/Trauma Surgeon1:33"He hadtwo deep lacerations to hisright posterior thigh."215"hehad a pelvic fracture and healso had an ankle fracture.254-:06"The blades of thepropeller went deep to theskin to the muscle all the wayto the bone. As a matter offact the femur, the bone inhis thigh, had a deep groovein the bone that was made theblade." CABA SAYS HIS 12-YEAROLD DAUGHTER WAS ALSO ON HISBOAT AND SHE TOOK VIDEO OF THEOTHER BOATER AS THEY ATTEMPTEDTO CATCH HIM. FLORIDA FISH ANDWILDLIFE OFFICERS HAVE THATVIDEO AND ARE TRY TO LOCATETHE BOATER. MichaelLariosa/Attorney741-53"He hadhis flags out pursuant to thelaws of diving and the driverof the other clearly wasn'tpaying enough attention andleg to this tragic incident."3DOCTORS SAY CABO SHOULD BERELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL INA DAY OR TWO AND SHOULD FULLYRECOVER FROM HIS INJURIES.WHEN WE ASKED CABO IF HE WILLEVER DIVE AGAIN, HE SAID "YES,OF COURSE." REPORTING LIVE TED

Diver struck by boat: 'I saw the boat coming to me'

A Florida man who was hit by a boat while spearfishing in the ocean near Lake Worth speaks about the ordeal that sent him to the hospital.